Caroline Chisholm School

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow West Northamptonshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See West Northamptonshire's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 156 families put this school as their first choice, and 210 places were offered. 139 of the families who put it first got a place (89%).

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 46 families put this school as their first choice, and 51 places were offered. 46 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 21 January 2020. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Early years

Outstanding

Sixth form

Good

Short (ungraded) inspection, 21 May 2025: Standards maintained.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

All-through

Ages

4–18

Pupils

2049 (capacity 2002)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

CAROLINE CHISHOLM EDUCATION TRUST

Phone

01604344744

Address

Wooldale Centre for Learning, Wootton Fields, Northampton, NN4 6TP

Website

ccs.northants.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports